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-r THE VEATHE.t Arizona: Fair Wednesday and Thursday ma much oh..nge. , COPPER PRICED Aviti;i' jr toi B'i-k i-r i ' M.irDi . K .?.; .. Close price lor -A.-!.i n.liii,; M'ii1i !l. 1!l2l il'T.'i vm-.H' price fnr month of I Vbruary, 1 n.1 1 2..56 OTTO VCL 25 NO. 64 J3ISBEE, ARIZONA. WEDNESDAY MORNING, MARCH 16, 1921 Price Five Cents suni f 1SP vt-. "v. ' 1. 5- twnvr m raw n m h . i Ull IL ' ' ''' ' ill WHEN in MBTH'EB 1STHJES ATTACK BOY .10 HELD FOR DEATH nF ffi'S DOUBLE! I . i Identity Of Slain Youth ! Cleared Up; Accused Roy - Was llcailv Insured WARSAW. Ind.. Manh 15. With the arrests tonight at Marion. Ind., of Virgil Decker. 19. and of his mother. Lyd.e Dockers in Bourbon. Ind... idontl- ty of the youth whose body was found o n a railroad crossing near here Saturday., is that of Lerov Lovett ; sged 13. of Elkhart. Ind.. was estatv I lished " Young; Decker who is said to be Lovett s double and who relatives hA..n,h i ,i, si .,:... i i , . itiuniu i v ilii i iit -y w n ii luujiu Urdu, j was arrested at the liome of an uncle in Marion, and is being held pending action by local authorities. ' Woman Repudiates Claim I as allowed to maintain ioer Bcneo- Tfie arrest of .Mrs. Decker followed I ulewUnin Tts borders. As a lesult. her repudiation at the coroner's in- he said, so far as revenuft of the ouest at I!ourbon..of the claim that carriers were concerned, "interstate the body of the dead youth was that j commerce is converted into mtra-ol her son Vireil. Since the nipht of I state." the tracfdy Mrs. Becker and numbers! A new angle was R.wn the case cfthe Decker familv had maintained todaywhen. in a supplemental brief, that the bodv was that of younc: Deck-1 counsel for thesUtes attacked the cr. She is beins held as a witness. I commission 8 order for ImreaseJ Th body of Lovett. who is believed i, i and a few hours later wr.s identified by Fred Decker and members of the Decker family as that of Virgil Decker. Young Decker and Lovett had b"en seen together shortly before the tragedy. , i Dispute Over Identification Samuel Lovett, father or Leroy. claimed the body of the youth as that of his son. A controversy between the two families was carried on for possession of the body until the inquest tonight. , Tonpq Dicker was heavily insured and the policies, some of which had clauses railing for double indemnity In case .of accidental death, were payable to his brother Fred. BRITISH-POUi Tl KEEP BIB AR LONDON. March. 15. (Dy the Associated Pres) Sir. learning WTortb-intrton F. ans, secretary of war, in introducing the army estimates in the hou of c-oiiiRions today, said the ul- tii.iaie aim of the f ovcruniMiit was to" recreate the exiird:tionnry forc- to Fix ifivisicns. At pr -.-"lit, however, the ainiy v.as far from complete as ,ho"oie U:e war, he declared. Replying to a critiiun that the , army was too lnrge. Sir Laming as- serted ii could not be reduced while the rountry's commitments were what they were. In Ireland, he said, there were 51 battalions of infantry, seven cavalry regiments, 32 batteries of artillery, four engineer field divisions and three signal units. "IT WENT OFF AS ETHIMG AS ARDMORE. Okla.. March 15. Clara Smith Hanion, testifying today in her trial on a charge of the mur der of Jake L. Hamon. Repuh.ican na' tional ronmiltteeman. gave her version of ihe firing of the fatil bullet and underwent a strenuous four hour cross examination. Speaking in low pi: -! 1 tones she brooked no Interference from her counsel until she had told her story of the occurrences of November 21, culminaiing in the firing into Hamon "a body of the bullet from a tiny automatic pistol she said she held in her rii'nt hand. " Ii went off as it fell, o"r I pulled the trigger, or something a.i he hit me." she said In explaining the firing of the pistol as the climax to a fight she said she had waeed with Hamon. She said thnt he smarhed down on her with a chair after he had choked, beaten, kicked ami mistreated her. but she said she did not know how the actual shoo! ing occurred. ' I don't know." she said. "The cuji went off.' Weeps Three Times Three times during her testimony the wept. The tears first came as she spoke 1 OR SOI AS SHE CLAIMS HAMON BEAT HER BEFORE HE WAS SHOT . I 1 . RftTf INCREASE AS EXCESS! . . Now Turn (Jivon With End Of Argiunents In Inipor taut States Rights Case WASHINGTON. March 15. Arguments in the Wisconsin rate cast, described by some attorneys as "the mo1 important Elates' rights issue fore the supreme, court in many were closed today. .,M- B. llnnc-h. special; counsel, for fscc.nsm -summed up for that state fn.flf r!.the 42 ?ther tea w?,cn jo.nod Wisconsin m opiHtsmg author- Penw SUUR ra,"s c-aimea 'bv I he interstate commerce commis sion under the tran.-poi iition act. terstate commerce commission, cited, instances of alleged discrimination axa'nst interstate rates when a state i . .... . j raes a iroviuinfc reenucs in j excess of the amount guaranteed the , cameis.x under the transportation act In the western Territory,-me v , . i C Met said, an increase of G.4 per cent to be conducted by the navy depart-in nassenser fares would have been ntent. five designs for a new type of jn sulticiant to return G per cent fead of the '0 per cent ncrease or- (""'"V""" tfiiuuiiiuU m i uc-steaa ci me -u p-i , submitted bv 30 rorncrations dred. Republicans Divided On Postoffice Policy - W VSIIINCTON March 15 There apparently is a 'wide divergence of opinion amoung house Republicans s to what should he done with the or- Ider of former President Wilson plac , .vo. f.;v;i Cpr. ; ing iKistmasters. under the civil ser- i! ,.8 in.o .n,Ktinnnair sent Fess Ohio, out bv Representative chairman of the Repuhlican -ongres- sicual committee, it was sain tona. ! contain puggestlons ranging from the ructnM. n ,.f Iho olrl Rvstiii to retell- lion OI a (iui erni-t? iirniciM'. i The replies will be laid before Pos- myfter General ays, who will talk I the situation over with President Harding. m Bank Robbed Jan. 17th Looted Again ST. JOSEPH. Mo.. March 15. Fovr adtomobile bandils today car-r ed a ay all cash in sight, annunt- tnr to ?50rt. when tiiree of theru en- lered the Frmers S'ate Bank at Rea. Mo.. 18 miles north of here. The fourth stood guard outside. Benton Van Horn, cashier, was knocked down with the butt end of a revolver. He said he had quickly closed the vault door, probably pre- really 8 greater haul. tor the United States grantl jury to This bank was robhed the night of day on the charge of illegally iin-January 17. po; ting' intoxicating licjuor. , IT FELL, OR I PULLED THE TRIGGER, HE H T WE, CLARA ,of the inception of the fight, Hanion, j she said, havif ; .snatched her Into a TTair beside him in front of their ho-ftel. cursed her and accused. her of having been automobile riding with someone. With the words "Clara, you hit me." which she said the colonel exclaimed American Smelting And Refining Co. Shows Big Income NEW YORK. March 15. Gross Income for 1920 of the American SmelUng and Refining company was 15.747.715, an increase of $1.0.1 072 over 1919. according to the annual report today. Net income of $6,671,779 in-crised by $1,079,194 and the profit, and loss surplus showed a noih-inal gain of $12,721. The report as a vhcle is belter than that of almost any other larce company engaged in the raining and smelting Industry. Russian-Polish Peace Treaty To Be Signed Friday Red (.'ross Worker "Tells Of Uood Order In Revolutionary Kronstadt j RIGA, March 15. (By the Associated Press) Official announcement was made today by the Russo Polish; peace conference that the peacetre.-i-tv between the two countries will he signed Friday evening at a public I meeting of the conference. Preliminary Pact Signed LONDON. March 15. A preliminary yeace tieaty was signed tot'ay in Risa by the Ifussian Soviet and Polish tH-ace delegates, says a dispatcft to the London Times from Riga. Tin-final terms will be signed Thursday, the dispatch added. COMPETITION TO ESICNATE. NEW WASHINGTON. March 15. In the naval plane have been accepted on and individuals, it was announced today. The competition was held to de velop a new type of plane suited for use in spotting and control of battle- sea. I The five designs accepted, includ- (ng one ach submitted by the Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor corporation, and the Dayton-Wright. Airplane company, will be subjected to a linal examina- r . NAVY , the order of merit of the best four. Exclusive ownership and usft of these .... , . r ., , . will be purchased by the department specified payments ranging from . $16,000 for the best to $3000 for that given fourth tyttiii! , Oiflnv 1 t- rv I winrl Dempsey Jo Hold Court In Tucson TUCSON. March 15. Federal Judge M. T. Dooling, of San Krancis-co, who presided at the trial of Jack Dempsey when he was tried on i s! charges of violating the selectlv draft act during the war. arrK3 here today to hold court during -th latter part of March and April. He was seti: here because of the heavy co"rt calendar. Judge William Sav; telle also is holding federal court at the present time. HELD IN LIQUOR CASE EL TASO. March 15. Edward G. Kelly und Albert Maese were held SAYS; 1EEP NG when she shot him the witness came nearest to a break down. She said Hamon threw back his vest and showed her a widening spot of blood oh I his right chest. It was a few minutes before she could continue her story. Again she faltered and cried when she said that on the morning after ' Hamon was shot he seut for her to go to the hospital, pulled her down to him, kissed her and said he hoped she had not been badly hurt in the 'fight and that it would not have happened had lie not been drinking. . ji Widow Bites Her Lips . Mrs. Jake L. Hamon sat a few feet 'away as Clara testified, intently ; watching the witness. Her face for the most part was expressionless al- , though at one point in Clara's story she bit her lips and closed her eyes tichtly. ' Clara Hamon just hnd testified in reply to a question by Attorney General Freeling. that she pposed Ha-mon's reason for telling' her am! , friends to say,to those who might inquire regarding the shooting that ii jWns accidental, .that "jt was to pro- i ' (COXTINl'jiD ON TAOK TWO) ECSTEBH BAIL LABOR REJECTS : PAY REDUCTION Will Carry Firlit To Ruard; -tJnskillcci Workers' Representatives Show Hand NICW YORK.. March 15. Raihoad workers in the en t have decided to i eject all pioposals of wage reductions and carry tlieir fight to 'the railroad labor board if the cuts are pin. nto effect. Representatives of, the workers who liiive besa conferring here, it was learned tonfc.ht. taKe .the posi-tlcn !.':at the '..pwdc wtige jtardaid must be maintained s;nd rcoi:oniic condition w:I! not ponnit red'iciion Th workers lMsition .w;is of u ;-l- lyiniade clear tod.iy .when representatives of the unskilled aien notified tne .Nov.- ioik Central iha- they ?c-fused to consider proposed wag.! cuts liom 17 1-2 io 21 per ctyu. ".is we find that those employes tod.ty.aie not receiving sufficient itici-.ne to maintain their fivrnflies properly." Repiesentatie. of ih skilled workers of the Nl-w Yok Central ex cept those in the "big four" brother-hV,ds, ii was learned. ;ilso hstv de-ciiled to reject proposed asfl cuts. Altogether approximately 70,000 tllu-ployes of the gcntia! Iine3 Jiae decided to oppr.se" a r.edu tion. , Say it Would Be Vio!..:iori After receiving propo.js for wage leduct'.ns for unskilUttl labor ranging from seven to 13 1-2 cents ivr hour, effectivf April 16. irom the Def aware. Lackawanna and Westeja railroad labor representatives in conference here virtually decided to reject this olfrr. l'nhn leaders declared that if the New York Central put the decreases inio effect April f, without first getting permission from the labor board, ii would be a violav tion of the irapsportjitkm act. road officials said that the uoard would be refiiirst': 1 imnesliately to authorize the-1 nluctions. Pennsylvania Cuts Wages PHILADELPHIA. March 15 Con- inferences between regional general .managers of the Pennsylvania - railroad system and representatives of its 210 Oi'O emploves. to considr pio-po:;ed wage reduction will be hel l jt Pittshnrg. March 21. TSe ceinpany announced today '.he cocter.j'.atett .downward ' revision of s:.laiie? r.nd wages would become effective April 20. ; " Urqe Men To Get New Jobs OMAHA. Nib- March The ICONTIXI ICP "X Stand On Strike Hakes Qbregon's Position Stronger Calles Denies Break With And Racks Tp President In 'Railroad Crisis ; MEXICO CITY.' March 15. (By the Associated Press) Brigadier General P. 'L'lius Calles. chief of the cabinet and secretary of the interior, returned today Jirom a tour of the isthmus country, where ho investigated labor cendit'ens. He branded as deliberate ' falsehoods reports that he had broken definitely with President Obrego'ii and iiPttOiincec! himself in accord with the government's policy on the railway strike after a conference with President Obregon and Adolto tie la Huerta, secretary of the treasury. He declared hat the previous declaration of President Obregon. that the strike was political in its conception, to be correct. Amiable Settlement Near v It is generally believed president ! Otregon has greatly strengthened hfl pes-tion by the stand he has tak-i en on the stride, which is said to be near an amicable settlement with both the government and strikers making concessions. Pres' lf ni Obrcon has repeatedly stated conferences with tire strike leaders that their stand was untena-bh He has refused to discharge sn-ik breakersyund faithful employes but has agreed that members of the unions shall not be discriminated against in filling vacancies. Strike Gradually Declines The strike gradunliy is declining wiihout a specific statement being made. Accidents nnd minor depredations are reported, but ih" foimer are alleged to be more the result of tl-.e 'rpLn e)ent of inexperienced workmen. ;,i!d iti" latter ere said to be nconxjqiier'ia'.. The opinion is expressed that Pics'de'it Obregon has made hi? firmest show of strength since taking office. 0 Myjhroids Fire, Fatal To 5 Rodies, Rui ned Reyond Any Recognition. Laf Uuried In Charred Debris WALSENBT'RG. Colo.. March 15. At least five bodies, burned beyond recognition, buried in the charred debris r a sleeping co h 10 miles north of Walsenburg tonight present the mute evidence of one of the most unusual tragedies in the history of railroading on ihe Denver and Rio Grande railroad. 'y The sleeper; last coach on train No. 115. due in Walsenburg at l:".i t-'ciock this morning, caught on fire just before it reached Laske!r. 15 mi'es from here, while the train was runring at high speed, behind schedule. Powerless to Give Aid The night agen: at Lasker noticed the flames, but was powerless to extend help and the train rushed on Tor five .miles before the flames, which by this tune had converted the sleeping car into an inferno, were discovered by the crew jnrt the train stopped. O. M. Hood, of Trinidad, a po.4t-off.ee inspector, -was the only one of the six or seven passengers to escape. He had arisen preparatory to leaving the train at Wulsthiburg and jumped from a window. The body of a man was found in the doorway of the coach, where he had fallen unconscious "almost withm the reach of rescuers. The hcA flames drove a brakeman and newt boy back as they, sought to aid. Unknown Number Dead The debris was searched-as soon as possible, but the condition of the oodies made it impossible to tell for a certainty how many had met death. There was not a si itch of clothing, not a ti inket by which the bodies could be identified. The coach and the occupants had been consumed, almost in entirety. Mayor Mazzone ;:nd George S. 'Ben-field, an undertaker, went to ihe scene in the absence of Coroner Au-bert Dtirnoll. An inquest will be held here tomorrow. . The cause of the fire tonight is considerable, of a mystery. The theory th-.t a gas tank exploded was ad-ncod. one of the trainmen declaring he heard an explosion. Japan To Embark On L-arge Program Of Naval Aviation WASHINGTON. March 15. Era-barkat'on by Japan en an elaborate program of naval aviation is to be expected, in the opinion of officials by the activity of Japan in the1 purchase of airplanes in Europe and the endeavor to enlist the expert advice i'Of Biitish naval flyers. Unt 5 ' recently, naval statyulcB showed. Japan has made little or no provision for naval aviation. HEIR TP MONTENEGRIN THRONE HAS ABDICATED SAN REMO. March 15. Prince Danielo. Ijeir'to the throne of Montenegro, has abdicated in favor of Trinco Michael, son of the late Prince Mirko. Queen Milena. widow of King Nicholas, who died March 1. has assumed I he regency." TROTZKY'S FINAL ULTIMATUM TO KRONSTADT-TffDA! ILL THREATEN' STORING ID-RAZING DF THE CITY: I LONDON, March 15. The Russian j soviet war minister, Leon Trotsky, has twice delivered an ultimatum to Kronstadt and will deliver a finalultimatum-Wednesday, according to information received by the Riga correspondent of the Ixtndon Times from M. Joffe,' head of the Russian peace mission in Riga, who has been so in-lormed by the Russian foreign min ister. M. Tc hitcherin. Trotzky's fi- j nal ultimatum will declare: "If the town remains obdurate It! will be stormed and razed." I American food supplies from Fin- j land have i reached Kronstadt. Good Order at Kronstadt HK1 SLVOFORS. March 15. A. representative of the American Red Cross who has just ' returned to VI j bore from Kronstadt testifies to the good order prevailing at Kronstadt. H. says that the oricin of the revolt was t'te refusal of the soviet authort-ties to consent to the demand that Soviets shou'd be appointed by elec tion-find only a certain' number c f: seats al'otted to the Bolshevik!. ! The only casualties suffered by the i AMERICAN FOOD FROM FINLAND. ARRIS FDQ REBELS DAMAGED VESSEL AFTER COLLISION, IN HEAVY FOG OFF NEW JERSEY; NOT IH . NEW YORK; .March 15. In a dense Invincible had drawn alongside. 1h log off Liltle Egg inlet. New Jersey, j Madawaska and that' the laiter's pas-tonight the 'shipping board steamship js(.nera were heing iransfened. bat Invincible bound for Norfolk, collided I . , . with the army transport Madvaska,rubsoo,mnt hnsnniion showed that incoming from Manila, damaging the',1,p transport was'in no immediate transport severely and necessitating radio calls for immediate assistance. The Madawaska, carrying passencers. was struck amidships. ' Transfer Passengers Today First messages said she was taking water rapidly. However, a later radio from her commanding officer said he had all boats swung out and would await daylight when he would transfer his passengers to the Invincible which apparently was not seriously damaged. The Invincible reported she was standing bv. First messages indicated that the DES MOINES. la.. March 15. Strike breakers and 'striking iroa moulders engaged in a brief battle here this atternoon in which" several shots were exchanged and bricks flew back and forth. No one was seriously injured; According to union officials, - the strike breakers in an automobile truck endeavored to break up a union meeting outside the Green foun-'dry. Some one threw a brick into the crowd and several shots N were fired from the truck" over the heads of the crowd. The truck drove oa befoie the fracas became serious. Police were rushed to the scene ana quelled the disturbance. V ' Why A.F. Of L. Broke With International Perpetual Memorial WASHINGTON. March 15. Severance of relations between the American Federation of Iibor and the In-' ternational Federation of Trades Unions was based principally on the failure of the constitution of the latter organization to protect the "complete autonomy" of members. Thj was made clear in the letter sent by Samuel Oompers to J;m Oudegeost. secretary of the internal ional federation at Amsterdam. Other consideration enumerated by Gompers. were:, N III IN STRIKE CLASH That through issuance of appeals ; islature, which adjourned last Friday, aud proclamations, the executive bodv he had discovered that the lawmak-of the international federation hadjers had neglected to include an ap-committed the federation to a revolu- i propria tion lu the-measure' proposing tionary principle to which the Ainer-jan amendment tit the state constiiu-Ican Federation of Ijtbor aluys hasjtjon for increasing the bonded In-been uncompromisingly opjHised. jdebiedness of the state. Mr. Hall sttid That a system of clues had been this probably Would prevent cultmis-adopted which would place on thesion of the question to the voters of American Federation of I,abor X heavy j the state at a special election In July, and unbearable'expense. . as provided in the bill.- ' Kronstadt gairison up to the time he left were .three soldiers wound. Petrograd .was not bonibanled ,be- cause it whs hoped that city would eventually join the revolt. The Kronstadt goiA-rnment declares that It s Colorado Storm Scatters House .About Vicinity COLORADO ' SPRINGS Colo.. March 15. Cutting a narrow swath along the eastern slope ot Cheyenne mountain, a miniatuie toinado swirled about Dixon Heights at 2 o'clock this morning, demolishing n irartially completed srven room house and a iMiiebe:-of outbuildings. The roof of the house was li'ted intact .ind deposited on die pround more than SO foot :way. The rest of the building w;s scattered about theviciu-ity. I d. CALLS FOR HELP' danger and that the transfer would nol be effected until daylight. ,Water Reaches Fire Room The Madawaska was finally , compelled to drop anchor, as ie water had reached her fire room.. The Madawaska. formerly Ihe Hum-. burg-American litter Koenf's' Wllhelta II. has a displacement of 9410 glens tons, i v ' ' ' . . ' . " The Invim ible Vtt New. ahl "today for Norfolk in' ballast. She has gross rnlnnage of 4960 and was buih at Alameda, Calif., in 19IS. for. i- the 1 United States shipping board. LDERSISPEUL SENATE SESSI0N1DED' WASHINGTON. March 15. The speciw session of the senate, which convened March 4 to confirm-niiporl-nt appointments, adjourned sipe.che today wJJhntil receiving nomination' for diplomatic- pots or for membership on the shipping hoard. The delay in shipping board nelV-tions was utyibuted to a-technicality of the merchant marine act requiring all seven mem iters of the; mw hoard must lie Jiamcid before', any could assume his duties. t Under th c ircuiiia..nces, thepr-?-dent decided not to hold the f "iMt in session and renewed his r -., i ". to Admiral Benson, now acti'n chairman, to continues. Th" ,nly nomination to a 1. tu administration post sent . io- ihe senate j Was that of Robert Wood Bli.-cs. ciT j New York, to thtrcK Hssistant , see- rotary of stale. Mr. Bliss has had long experience in ' the cliplciu.il ic service, and he Is now chioj ofiho state department bureau Of vAtern European affairs. His confirmation K was voted. , ,- , There was no authorlta! i e announcement tonight whether T,lr. Harding will give recess appointments to former Representative J. J." Esch. of Wisconsin, namad for mem-.bership on the interstate common-. commission," and to the others whoso nominations are held tip ' by sedate opposition. . , OMISSION MAY PREVENT ' BALLOT ON AMENDMENT PHOENIX, March 15. Secretary of Stale Ernest Hall announced that in studying measures passed at the regular session of the fill li Arizona lei;- a'm is reconstruction while tht 1 ol-fheiki aim at destruction. Kronstadt Invites Foreigners RIGA. March 15.-- The Kronstadt authorities have transmit toil a wireless message inviting foreign correspondents to come to Kronstadt anil lie convinced of the fals'ty of the Bolshevik account a of the revolt. Trot iky olderod the execution of many Voirograd cominissVirfos for inefficiency during the first days of' the levolt. To Sign Anglo-Russ Trade Pact LONDON, March 15.--The Anclo-Russian 'trade agreement will be signed tomorrow, according to expectations. The negotiations between Leonid Krassin. Russian representative, and the board of. trade have resulted in the re-framing of the clauses in a manner acceptable to the British government. The mainr-tti-ciplo Is said to be tha) Russia undertakes to cease all propaganda eifside Russia while England undertaker in observe neutrality in Russian internal affairs.

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-r THE VEATHE.t Arizona: Fair Wednesday and Thursday ma much oh..nge. , COPPER PRICED Aviti;i' jr toi B'i-k i-r i ' M.irDi . K .?.; .. Close price lor -A.-!.i n.liii,; M'ii1i !l. 1!l2l il'T.'i vm-.H' price fnr month of I Vbruary, 1 n.1 1 2..56 OTTO VCL 25 NO. 64 J3ISBEE, ARIZONA. WEDNESDAY MORNING, MARCH 16, 1921 Price Five Cents suni f 1SP vt-. "v. ' 1. 5- twnvr m raw n m h . i Ull IL ' ' ''' ' ill WHEN in MBTH'EB 1STHJES ATTACK BOY .10 HELD FOR DEATH nF ffi'S DOUBLE! I . i Identity Of Slain Youth ! Cleared Up; Accused Roy - Was llcailv Insured WARSAW. Ind.. Manh 15. With the arrests tonight at Marion. Ind., of Virgil Decker. 19. and of his mother. Lyd.e Dockers in Bourbon. Ind... idontl- ty of the youth whose body was found o n a railroad crossing near here Saturday., is that of Lerov Lovett ; sged 13. of Elkhart. Ind.. was estatv I lished " Young; Decker who is said to be Lovett s double and who relatives hA..n,h i ,i, si .,:... i i , . itiuniu i v ilii i iit -y w n ii luujiu Urdu, j was arrested at the liome of an uncle in Marion, and is being held pending action by local authorities. ' Woman Repudiates Claim I as allowed to maintain ioer Bcneo- Tfie arrest of .Mrs. Decker followed I ulewUnin Tts borders. As a lesult. her repudiation at the coroner's in- he said, so far as revenuft of the ouest at I!ourbon..of the claim that carriers were concerned, "interstate the body of the dead youth was that j commerce is converted into mtra-ol her son Vireil. Since the nipht of I state." the tracfdy Mrs. Becker and numbers! A new angle was R.wn the case cfthe Decker familv had maintained todaywhen. in a supplemental brief, that the bodv was that of younc: Deck-1 counsel for thesUtes attacked the cr. She is beins held as a witness. I commission 8 order for ImreaseJ Th body of Lovett. who is believed i, i and a few hours later wr.s identified by Fred Decker and members of the Decker family as that of Virgil Decker. Young Decker and Lovett had b"en seen together shortly before the tragedy. , i Dispute Over Identification Samuel Lovett, father or Leroy. claimed the body of the youth as that of his son. A controversy between the two families was carried on for possession of the body until the inquest tonight. , Tonpq Dicker was heavily insured and the policies, some of which had clauses railing for double indemnity In case .of accidental death, were payable to his brother Fred. BRITISH-POUi Tl KEEP BIB AR LONDON. March. 15. (Dy the Associated Pres) Sir. learning WTortb-intrton F. ans, secretary of war, in introducing the army estimates in the hou of c-oiiiRions today, said the ul- tii.iaie aim of the f ovcruniMiit was to" recreate the exiird:tionnry forc- to Fix ifivisicns. At pr -.-"lit, however, the ainiy v.as far from complete as ,ho"oie U:e war, he declared. Replying to a critiiun that the , army was too lnrge. Sir Laming as- serted ii could not be reduced while the rountry's commitments were what they were. In Ireland, he said, there were 51 battalions of infantry, seven cavalry regiments, 32 batteries of artillery, four engineer field divisions and three signal units. "IT WENT OFF AS ETHIMG AS ARDMORE. Okla.. March 15. Clara Smith Hanion, testifying today in her trial on a charge of the mur der of Jake L. Hamon. Repuh.ican na' tional ronmiltteeman. gave her version of ihe firing of the fatil bullet and underwent a strenuous four hour cross examination. Speaking in low pi: -! 1 tones she brooked no Interference from her counsel until she had told her story of the occurrences of November 21, culminaiing in the firing into Hamon "a body of the bullet from a tiny automatic pistol she said she held in her rii'nt hand. " Ii went off as it fell, o"r I pulled the trigger, or something a.i he hit me." she said In explaining the firing of the pistol as the climax to a fight she said she had waeed with Hamon. She said thnt he smarhed down on her with a chair after he had choked, beaten, kicked ami mistreated her. but she said she did not know how the actual shoo! ing occurred. ' I don't know." she said. "The cuji went off.' Weeps Three Times Three times during her testimony the wept. The tears first came as she spoke 1 OR SOI AS SHE CLAIMS HAMON BEAT HER BEFORE HE WAS SHOT . I 1 . RftTf INCREASE AS EXCESS! . . Now Turn (Jivon With End Of Argiunents In Inipor taut States Rights Case WASHINGTON. March 15. Arguments in the Wisconsin rate cast, described by some attorneys as "the mo1 important Elates' rights issue fore the supreme, court in many were closed today. .,M- B. llnnc-h. special; counsel, for fscc.nsm -summed up for that state fn.flf r!.the 42 ?ther tea w?,cn jo.nod Wisconsin m opiHtsmg author- Penw SUUR ra,"s c-aimea 'bv I he interstate commerce commis sion under the tran.-poi iition act. terstate commerce commission, cited, instances of alleged discrimination axa'nst interstate rates when a state i . .... . j raes a iroviuinfc reenucs in j excess of the amount guaranteed the , cameis.x under the transportation act In the western Territory,-me v , . i C Met said, an increase of G.4 per cent to be conducted by the navy depart-in nassenser fares would have been ntent. five designs for a new type of jn sulticiant to return G per cent fead of the '0 per cent ncrease or- (""'"V""" tfiiuuiiiuU m i uc-steaa ci me -u p-i , submitted bv 30 rorncrations dred. Republicans Divided On Postoffice Policy - W VSIIINCTON March 15 There apparently is a 'wide divergence of opinion amoung house Republicans s to what should he done with the or- Ider of former President Wilson plac , .vo. f.;v;i Cpr. ; ing iKistmasters. under the civil ser- i! ,.8 in.o .n,Ktinnnair sent Fess Ohio, out bv Representative chairman of the Repuhlican -ongres- sicual committee, it was sain tona. ! contain puggestlons ranging from the ructnM. n ,.f Iho olrl Rvstiii to retell- lion OI a (iui erni-t? iirniciM'. i The replies will be laid before Pos- myfter General ays, who will talk I the situation over with President Harding. m Bank Robbed Jan. 17th Looted Again ST. JOSEPH. Mo.. March 15. Fovr adtomobile bandils today car-r ed a ay all cash in sight, annunt- tnr to ?50rt. when tiiree of theru en- lered the Frmers S'ate Bank at Rea. Mo.. 18 miles north of here. The fourth stood guard outside. Benton Van Horn, cashier, was knocked down with the butt end of a revolver. He said he had quickly closed the vault door, probably pre- really 8 greater haul. tor the United States grantl jury to This bank was robhed the night of day on the charge of illegally iin-January 17. po; ting' intoxicating licjuor. , IT FELL, OR I PULLED THE TRIGGER, HE H T WE, CLARA ,of the inception of the fight, Hanion, j she said, havif ; .snatched her Into a TTair beside him in front of their ho-ftel. cursed her and accused. her of having been automobile riding with someone. With the words "Clara, you hit me." which she said the colonel exclaimed American Smelting And Refining Co. Shows Big Income NEW YORK. March 15. Gross Income for 1920 of the American SmelUng and Refining company was 15.747.715, an increase of $1.0.1 072 over 1919. according to the annual report today. Net income of $6,671,779 in-crised by $1,079,194 and the profit, and loss surplus showed a noih-inal gain of $12,721. The report as a vhcle is belter than that of almost any other larce company engaged in the raining and smelting Industry. Russian-Polish Peace Treaty To Be Signed Friday Red (.'ross Worker "Tells Of Uood Order In Revolutionary Kronstadt j RIGA, March 15. (By the Associated Press) Official announcement was made today by the Russo Polish; peace conference that the peacetre.-i-tv between the two countries will he signed Friday evening at a public I meeting of the conference. Preliminary Pact Signed LONDON. March 15. A preliminary yeace tieaty was signed tot'ay in Risa by the Ifussian Soviet and Polish tH-ace delegates, says a dispatcft to the London Times from Riga. Tin-final terms will be signed Thursday, the dispatch added. COMPETITION TO ESICNATE. NEW WASHINGTON. March 15. In the naval plane have been accepted on and individuals, it was announced today. The competition was held to de velop a new type of plane suited for use in spotting and control of battle- sea. I The five designs accepted, includ- (ng one ach submitted by the Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor corporation, and the Dayton-Wright. Airplane company, will be subjected to a linal examina- r . NAVY , the order of merit of the best four. Exclusive ownership and usft of these .... , . r ., , . will be purchased by the department specified payments ranging from . $16,000 for the best to $3000 for that given fourth tyttiii! , Oiflnv 1 t- rv I winrl Dempsey Jo Hold Court In Tucson TUCSON. March 15. Federal Judge M. T. Dooling, of San Krancis-co, who presided at the trial of Jack Dempsey when he was tried on i s! charges of violating the selectlv draft act during the war. arrK3 here today to hold court during -th latter part of March and April. He was seti: here because of the heavy co"rt calendar. Judge William Sav; telle also is holding federal court at the present time. HELD IN LIQUOR CASE EL TASO. March 15. Edward G. Kelly und Albert Maese were held SAYS; 1EEP NG when she shot him the witness came nearest to a break down. She said Hamon threw back his vest and showed her a widening spot of blood oh I his right chest. It was a few minutes before she could continue her story. Again she faltered and cried when she said that on the morning after ' Hamon was shot he seut for her to go to the hospital, pulled her down to him, kissed her and said he hoped she had not been badly hurt in the 'fight and that it would not have happened had lie not been drinking. . ji Widow Bites Her Lips . Mrs. Jake L. Hamon sat a few feet 'away as Clara testified, intently ; watching the witness. Her face for the most part was expressionless al- , though at one point in Clara's story she bit her lips and closed her eyes tichtly. ' Clara Hamon just hnd testified in reply to a question by Attorney General Freeling. that she pposed Ha-mon's reason for telling' her am! , friends to say,to those who might inquire regarding the shooting that ii jWns accidental, .that "jt was to pro- i ' (COXTINl'jiD ON TAOK TWO) ECSTEBH BAIL LABOR REJECTS : PAY REDUCTION Will Carry Firlit To Ruard; -tJnskillcci Workers' Representatives Show Hand NICW YORK.. March 15. Raihoad workers in the en t have decided to i eject all pioposals of wage reductions and carry tlieir fight to 'the railroad labor board if the cuts are pin. nto effect. Representatives of, the workers who liiive besa conferring here, it was learned tonfc.ht. taKe .the posi-tlcn !.':at the '..pwdc wtige jtardaid must be maintained s;nd rcoi:oniic condition w:I! not ponnit red'iciion Th workers lMsition .w;is of u ;-l- lyiniade clear tod.iy .when representatives of the unskilled aien notified tne .Nov.- ioik Central iha- they ?c-fused to consider proposed wag.! cuts liom 17 1-2 io 21 per ctyu. ".is we find that those employes tod.ty.aie not receiving sufficient itici-.ne to maintain their fivrnflies properly." Repiesentatie. of ih skilled workers of the Nl-w Yok Central ex cept those in the "big four" brother-hV,ds, ii was learned. ;ilso hstv de-ciiled to reject proposed asfl cuts. Altogether approximately 70,000 tllu-ployes of the gcntia! Iine3 Jiae decided to oppr.se" a r.edu tion. , Say it Would Be Vio!..:iori After receiving propo.js for wage leduct'.ns for unskilUttl labor ranging from seven to 13 1-2 cents ivr hour, effectivf April 16. irom the Def aware. Lackawanna and Westeja railroad labor representatives in conference here virtually decided to reject this olfrr. l'nhn leaders declared that if the New York Central put the decreases inio effect April f, without first getting permission from the labor board, ii would be a violav tion of the irapsportjitkm act. road officials said that the uoard would be refiiirst': 1 imnesliately to authorize the-1 nluctions. Pennsylvania Cuts Wages PHILADELPHIA. March 15 Con- inferences between regional general .managers of the Pennsylvania - railroad system and representatives of its 210 Oi'O emploves. to considr pio-po:;ed wage reduction will be hel l jt Pittshnrg. March 21. TSe ceinpany announced today '.he cocter.j'.atett .downward ' revision of s:.laiie? r.nd wages would become effective April 20. ; " Urqe Men To Get New Jobs OMAHA. Nib- March The ICONTIXI ICP "X Stand On Strike Hakes Qbregon's Position Stronger Calles Denies Break With And Racks Tp President In 'Railroad Crisis ; MEXICO CITY.' March 15. (By the Associated Press) Brigadier General P. 'L'lius Calles. chief of the cabinet and secretary of the interior, returned today Jirom a tour of the isthmus country, where ho investigated labor cendit'ens. He branded as deliberate ' falsehoods reports that he had broken definitely with President Obrego'ii and iiPttOiincec! himself in accord with the government's policy on the railway strike after a conference with President Obregon and Adolto tie la Huerta, secretary of the treasury. He declared hat the previous declaration of President Obregon. that the strike was political in its conception, to be correct. Amiable Settlement Near v It is generally believed president ! Otregon has greatly strengthened hfl pes-tion by the stand he has tak-i en on the stride, which is said to be near an amicable settlement with both the government and strikers making concessions. Pres' lf ni Obrcon has repeatedly stated conferences with tire strike leaders that their stand was untena-bh He has refused to discharge sn-ik breakersyund faithful employes but has agreed that members of the unions shall not be discriminated against in filling vacancies. Strike Gradually Declines The strike gradunliy is declining wiihout a specific statement being made. Accidents nnd minor depredations are reported, but ih" foimer are alleged to be more the result of tl-.e 'rpLn e)ent of inexperienced workmen. ;,i!d iti" latter ere said to be nconxjqiier'ia'.. The opinion is expressed that Pics'de'it Obregon has made hi? firmest show of strength since taking office. 0 Myjhroids Fire, Fatal To 5 Rodies, Rui ned Reyond Any Recognition. Laf Uuried In Charred Debris WALSENBT'RG. Colo.. March 15. At least five bodies, burned beyond recognition, buried in the charred debris r a sleeping co h 10 miles north of Walsenburg tonight present the mute evidence of one of the most unusual tragedies in the history of railroading on ihe Denver and Rio Grande railroad. 'y The sleeper; last coach on train No. 115. due in Walsenburg at l:".i t-'ciock this morning, caught on fire just before it reached Laske!r. 15 mi'es from here, while the train was runring at high speed, behind schedule. Powerless to Give Aid The night agen: at Lasker noticed the flames, but was powerless to extend help and the train rushed on Tor five .miles before the flames, which by this tune had converted the sleeping car into an inferno, were discovered by the crew jnrt the train stopped. O. M. Hood, of Trinidad, a po.4t-off.ee inspector, -was the only one of the six or seven passengers to escape. He had arisen preparatory to leaving the train at Wulsthiburg and jumped from a window. The body of a man was found in the doorway of the coach, where he had fallen unconscious "almost withm the reach of rescuers. The hcA flames drove a brakeman and newt boy back as they, sought to aid. Unknown Number Dead The debris was searched-as soon as possible, but the condition of the oodies made it impossible to tell for a certainty how many had met death. There was not a si itch of clothing, not a ti inket by which the bodies could be identified. The coach and the occupants had been consumed, almost in entirety. Mayor Mazzone ;:nd George S. 'Ben-field, an undertaker, went to ihe scene in the absence of Coroner Au-bert Dtirnoll. An inquest will be held here tomorrow. . The cause of the fire tonight is considerable, of a mystery. The theory th-.t a gas tank exploded was ad-ncod. one of the trainmen declaring he heard an explosion. Japan To Embark On L-arge Program Of Naval Aviation WASHINGTON. March 15. Era-barkat'on by Japan en an elaborate program of naval aviation is to be expected, in the opinion of officials by the activity of Japan in the1 purchase of airplanes in Europe and the endeavor to enlist the expert advice i'Of Biitish naval flyers. Unt 5 ' recently, naval statyulcB showed. Japan has made little or no provision for naval aviation. HEIR TP MONTENEGRIN THRONE HAS ABDICATED SAN REMO. March 15. Prince Danielo. Ijeir'to the throne of Montenegro, has abdicated in favor of Trinco Michael, son of the late Prince Mirko. Queen Milena. widow of King Nicholas, who died March 1. has assumed I he regency." TROTZKY'S FINAL ULTIMATUM TO KRONSTADT-TffDA! ILL THREATEN' STORING ID-RAZING DF THE CITY: I LONDON, March 15. The Russian j soviet war minister, Leon Trotsky, has twice delivered an ultimatum to Kronstadt and will deliver a finalultimatum-Wednesday, according to information received by the Riga correspondent of the Ixtndon Times from M. Joffe,' head of the Russian peace mission in Riga, who has been so in-lormed by the Russian foreign min ister. M. Tc hitcherin. Trotzky's fi- j nal ultimatum will declare: "If the town remains obdurate It! will be stormed and razed." I American food supplies from Fin- j land have i reached Kronstadt. Good Order at Kronstadt HK1 SLVOFORS. March 15. A. representative of the American Red Cross who has just ' returned to VI j bore from Kronstadt testifies to the good order prevailing at Kronstadt. H. says that the oricin of the revolt was t'te refusal of the soviet authort-ties to consent to the demand that Soviets shou'd be appointed by elec tion-find only a certain' number c f: seats al'otted to the Bolshevik!. ! The only casualties suffered by the i AMERICAN FOOD FROM FINLAND. ARRIS FDQ REBELS DAMAGED VESSEL AFTER COLLISION, IN HEAVY FOG OFF NEW JERSEY; NOT IH . NEW YORK; .March 15. In a dense Invincible had drawn alongside. 1h log off Liltle Egg inlet. New Jersey, j Madawaska and that' the laiter's pas-tonight the 'shipping board steamship js(.nera were heing iransfened. bat Invincible bound for Norfolk, collided I . , . with the army transport Madvaska,rubsoo,mnt hnsnniion showed that incoming from Manila, damaging the',1,p transport was'in no immediate transport severely and necessitating radio calls for immediate assistance. The Madawaska, carrying passencers. was struck amidships. ' Transfer Passengers Today First messages said she was taking water rapidly. However, a later radio from her commanding officer said he had all boats swung out and would await daylight when he would transfer his passengers to the Invincible which apparently was not seriously damaged. The Invincible reported she was standing bv. First messages indicated that the DES MOINES. la.. March 15. Strike breakers and 'striking iroa moulders engaged in a brief battle here this atternoon in which" several shots were exchanged and bricks flew back and forth. No one was seriously injured; According to union officials, - the strike breakers in an automobile truck endeavored to break up a union meeting outside the Green foun-'dry. Some one threw a brick into the crowd and several shots N were fired from the truck" over the heads of the crowd. The truck drove oa befoie the fracas became serious. Police were rushed to the scene ana quelled the disturbance. V ' Why A.F. Of L. Broke With International Perpetual Memorial WASHINGTON. March 15. Severance of relations between the American Federation of Iibor and the In-' ternational Federation of Trades Unions was based principally on the failure of the constitution of the latter organization to protect the "complete autonomy" of members. Thj was made clear in the letter sent by Samuel Oompers to J;m Oudegeost. secretary of the internal ional federation at Amsterdam. Other consideration enumerated by Gompers. were:, N III IN STRIKE CLASH That through issuance of appeals ; islature, which adjourned last Friday, aud proclamations, the executive bodv he had discovered that the lawmak-of the international federation hadjers had neglected to include an ap-committed the federation to a revolu- i propria tion lu the-measure' proposing tionary principle to which the Ainer-jan amendment tit the state constiiu-Ican Federation of Ijtbor aluys hasjtjon for increasing the bonded In-been uncompromisingly opjHised. jdebiedness of the state. Mr. Hall sttid That a system of clues had been this probably Would prevent cultmis-adopted which would place on thesion of the question to the voters of American Federation of I,abor X heavy j the state at a special election In July, and unbearable'expense. . as provided in the bill.- ' Kronstadt gairison up to the time he left were .three soldiers wound. Petrograd .was not bonibanled ,be- cause it whs hoped that city would eventually join the revolt. The Kronstadt goiA-rnment declares that It s Colorado Storm Scatters House .About Vicinity COLORADO ' SPRINGS Colo.. March 15. Cutting a narrow swath along the eastern slope ot Cheyenne mountain, a miniatuie toinado swirled about Dixon Heights at 2 o'clock this morning, demolishing n irartially completed srven room house and a iMiiebe:-of outbuildings. The roof of the house was li'ted intact .ind deposited on die pround more than SO foot :way. The rest of the building w;s scattered about theviciu-ity. I d. CALLS FOR HELP' danger and that the transfer would nol be effected until daylight. ,Water Reaches Fire Room The Madawaska was finally , compelled to drop anchor, as ie water had reached her fire room.. The Madawaska. formerly Ihe Hum-. burg-American litter Koenf's' Wllhelta II. has a displacement of 9410 glens tons, i v ' ' ' . . ' . " The Invim ible Vtt New. ahl "today for Norfolk in' ballast. She has gross rnlnnage of 4960 and was buih at Alameda, Calif., in 19IS. for. i- the 1 United States shipping board. LDERSISPEUL SENATE SESSI0N1DED' WASHINGTON. March 15. The speciw session of the senate, which convened March 4 to confirm-niiporl-nt appointments, adjourned sipe.che today wJJhntil receiving nomination' for diplomatic- pots or for membership on the shipping hoard. The delay in shipping board nelV-tions was utyibuted to a-technicality of the merchant marine act requiring all seven mem iters of the; mw hoard must lie Jiamcid before', any could assume his duties. t Under th c ircuiiia..nces, thepr-?-dent decided not to hold the f "iMt in session and renewed his r -., i ". to Admiral Benson, now acti'n chairman, to continues. Th" ,nly nomination to a 1. tu administration post sent . io- ihe senate j Was that of Robert Wood Bli.-cs. ciT j New York, to thtrcK Hssistant , see- rotary of stale. Mr. Bliss has had long experience in ' the cliplciu.il ic service, and he Is now chioj ofiho state department bureau Of vAtern European affairs. His confirmation K was voted. , ,- , There was no authorlta! i e announcement tonight whether T,lr. Harding will give recess appointments to former Representative J. J." Esch. of Wisconsin, namad for mem-.bership on the interstate common-. commission," and to the others whoso nominations are held tip ' by sedate opposition. . , OMISSION MAY PREVENT ' BALLOT ON AMENDMENT PHOENIX, March 15. Secretary of Stale Ernest Hall announced that in studying measures passed at the regular session of the fill li Arizona lei;- a'm is reconstruction while tht 1 ol-fheiki aim at destruction. Kronstadt Invites Foreigners RIGA. March 15.-- The Kronstadt authorities have transmit toil a wireless message inviting foreign correspondents to come to Kronstadt anil lie convinced of the fals'ty of the Bolshevik account a of the revolt. Trot iky olderod the execution of many Voirograd cominissVirfos for inefficiency during the first days of' the levolt. To Sign Anglo-Russ Trade Pact LONDON, March 15.--The Anclo-Russian 'trade agreement will be signed tomorrow, according to expectations. The negotiations between Leonid Krassin. Russian representative, and the board of. trade have resulted in the re-framing of the clauses in a manner acceptable to the British government. The mainr-tti-ciplo Is said to be tha) Russia undertakes to cease all propaganda eifside Russia while England undertaker in observe neutrality in Russian internal affairs.